It’s such a pretty little greedy word. And when it comes to Emmy nominations, I tend to skip it in favor of the less personal “should win/will win” analysis, or the words “hope” or “deserves” – all things wrapped in a studied appraisal of who has the likeliest chance to get nominated and which series is the odds-on favorite to win.

One day before the Emmy nominations are announced – I’m already girding for disappointment but crossing my fingers – I’m going to enjoy the freedom to want. No rhyme, no reason, no calculating odds or ruling someone or some show out because a miracle would be necessary for them or it to be nominated. No, this is column about what I want. I’m not saying I’ll be outraged if less than half of it actually happens. Or even none of it.

I’m only wanting.

And wanting has no rules or reason, so some of the people I pick may be in the wrong category (supporting instead of lead, etc.). I don’t care. I just want them nominated. Besides, these were the best shows and best actors I watched all year.

The only rule I’ll try to stick to is matching the number of nominees to each category, which means that even a lot of actors and shows I want to get nominated just won’t. Which is painful, because there was a lot of greatness to go around (and I even missed some of it when it came to miniseries/movies). But I guess I want the following nominees the absolute most.

So here goes:

* I want these shows to be nominated for best drama: Breaking Bad (AMC), Mad Men (AMC), Game of Thrones (HBO),The Americans (FX), Rectify (Sundance Channel) and Orphan Black (BBC America).

* I want these shows to be nominated for best comedy: 30 Rock (NBC), Arrested Development (Netflix), Veep (HBO), Girls (HBO), Parks and Recreation (NBC) and Louie(FX).

* I want these shows to be nominated for best miniseries/movie: Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel), Restless (Sundance Channel), The Hour (BBC America), Behind the Candelabra (HBO), Phil Spector (HBO) and Moone Boy (Hulu) -- which isn’t really a miniseries, but it was a Hulu exclusive series and there were only six episodes and if the Emmy voters can be duped about American Horror Story and such, why not let this slide in for no good reason other than it was brilliant?

* I want these people for best supporting actress in a comedy: Jessica Walter (Arrested Development, Netflix), Julie Bowen (Modern Family, ABC), Jane Levy (Suburgatory, ABC), Kat Dennings (2 Broke Girls, CBS), Nina Conti (Family Tree, HBO) and Olivia Munn (look, she’s got to get in somewhere for her work on HBO's The Newsroom, and I want her right here). Conti has the same problem as O'Dowd. She's not eligible. Tell that to her monkey, Monk. And see what happens.

I want a lot of things, obviously. Whether I get them Thursday is another matter. But after the fact, no more dreaming. I'll just have to pick from the hand I'm dealt as I shift from wanting to analyzing.